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Christian County, KY

Demographic and economic profile of Christian County, KY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Christian County's economy generates a GDP per capita of $85,627 against a median worker earnings figure of just $35,847, a gap that reflects a capital- or transfer-intensive economic base rather than broad wage growth. The county's workforce of roughly 44,000 labor-force participants skews notably young, with a median age of 28.8, though only 20.0% hold a bachelor's degree and the unemployment rate runs at 7.8%. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $149,200 and median gross rent of $999/month—while a 17.2% poverty rate and flat 5-year population growth of +0.5% point to constrained household economic conditions overall.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

71,006

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$55,494

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

28.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.5% since 2018

Christian County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone48,400 (67.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone13,549 (18.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,795 (6.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,109 (2.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,857 (2.6%)
  • Asian Alone896 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,097
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic2,281
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island310
  4. 4.Other Indo-European290
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)96

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

28.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,110

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$85,627

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,445

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,822
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,611
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,483
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,487
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,714

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,949
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations5,431
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,373
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,964
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,607

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.88×)4,421
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.59×)600
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.31×)3,380
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.21×)1,347
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.02×)1,145

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$149,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$999/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

50.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,081 (16.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,147 (8.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,079 (8.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,063 (8.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999949 (7.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999942 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,847

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone22,943 (75.1%)
  • Carpooled3,361 (11.0%)
  • Walked2,148 (7.0%)
  • Worked At Home1,386 (4.5%)
  • Other313 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle249 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.